clerical+profession
41cloth — noun (plural cloths) 1》 woven, knitted, or felted fabric made from a soft fibre such as wool or cotton. 2》 a piece of cloth for a particular purpose. 3》 (the cloth) the clergy; the clerical profession. Origin OE clāth, of unknown origin …
42the cloth — the clergy; the clerical profession. → cloth …
43cloth — n. 1. Woven fabric. 2. [With The prefixed.] Clergy, clerical profession, clergymen, ecclesiastics …
44church — n 1. place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, the Lord s house, meeting house, (usu. in reference to Nonconformists) conventicle; basilica, cathedral, minster; chapel, oratory, sacellum, chantry, shrine, vestry, bethel; sanctuary,… …
45pulpit — pul•pit [[t]ˈpʊl pɪt, ˈpʌl [/t]] n. 1) rel a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted 2) rel the pulpit the clerical profession; ministry 3) (in small craft) a) navig. naut. a safety …
46Tooke, John Horne — (1736 1812) Philologist, s. of a poulterer called Horne, added the name of Tooke in 1782 in anticipation of inheriting from his friend W. Tooke, of Purley. He was at Camb. and took orders, but disliking the clerical profession, travelled… …
47church — /tʃɜtʃ / (say cherch) noun 1. an edifice for public Christian worship. 2. public worship of God in a church; church service. 3. (often upper case) the whole body of Christian believers. 4. (often upper case) any division of this body professing… …
48cloth — ► NOUN (pl. cloths) 1) woven, knitted, or felted fabric made from a soft fibre such as wool or cotton. 2) a piece of cloth for a particular purpose. 3) (the cloth) the clergy; the clerical profession. ORIGIN Old English …
49church — n. & v. n. 1 a building for public (usu. Christian) worship. 2 a meeting for public worship in such a building (go to church; met after church). 3 (Church) the body of all Christians. 4 (Church) the clergy or clerical profession (went into the… …
50education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
